Featured Books for 9+ readers

Here at Lovereading we are thrilled to be a partner for the Wicked Young Writer Awards, the free-to-enter, annual creative writing competition for 5-25 year olds which raises money for, and awareness of, the National Literacy Trust. Entrants can write on a theme or subject of their choice, so absolutely anything! It’s your chance to get creative and write on any theme that interests you. Entries can be written at home or at school, and teachers are encouraged to enter writing on behalf of their pupils.
The FICTION categories – 5-7, 8-10, 11-14, 15-17 and 18-25 - will accept any creative writing including a story, play, or poem.
The NON-FICTION categories – 5-17 and 18-25 will accept an article, essay, biography, review or letter, to name just a few suggestions.
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Other Featured Books this Month

TwisterJuliette ForrestFebruary 2018 Debut of the Month | In a nutshell: magic,
ghosts, a brave and stubborn heroine | Twister is named
after the storm that raged the night she was born, and she grows up
fierce, stubborn, a true...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 01/02/2018
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TinPadraig KennyIn a nutshell: robot story with real heart
Christopher is a ‘proper': a real boy with a soul. His best
friends Jack, Rob, Manda and Gripper are ‘mechanicals'
riveted together from metal and wires, but still some of the
warmest...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 01/02/2018
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Only You Can Save MankindTerry Pratchett
This is an absolutely cracking whiz-bang of a story. Set in an
unreality, that is actually scarily real, it plays with your mind
and really, really makes you think! Johnny Maxwell loves video
games, while shooting invading spaceships, he finds...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 22/02/2018
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The Lost PenguinClaire Freedman
A story of friendship and empathy, of escape and return, or
teamwork and reconciliation, this picture book is thoughtful and
moving, and features some hugely appealing characters. Oliver and
Ruby and little dog Patch love going to the zoo, and...
Featured in:7+ readers | 9+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 22/02/2018
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Eliza RoseLucy Worsley
TV historian Lucy Worsley is gifted at bringing the past to life
and shows it to great effect here. Her detailed knowledge of the
Tudors, the people and above all the places, provides the perfect
background to a coming of...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 08/02/2018
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Love from LexieCathy CassidyIn a nutshell: families lost and remade through love,
friendship and music Lexie is a rescuer: it starts when
she finds a lost tortoise and leads to her setting up the Lost and
Found group at school. That's meant to...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 22/02/2018
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A Spoonful of MurderRobin StevensIn a nutshell: first class crime writing for
children This is the latest book in Robin Stevens'
best-selling boarding school crime series, number six, and I do
hope it's not the last: very few books deliver such a delicious
spoonful...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 08/02/2018
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Rory Branagan (Detective)Andrew CloverIn a nutshell: in his own words, quirky, super-readable
saga of a ten-year-old ‘detective' Ten-year-old Rory
is pretty satisfied with his life. He lives happily with his mum
and brother, and has friends, best being Wilkins Welkin, his
next-door neighbour's...
Featured in:9+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 22/03/2018
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The Nothing to See Here HotelSteven ButlerIn a nutshell: hilarious adventures in a very unusual
hotel Any young reader who enjoys funny, surprising,
brilliantly inventive stories should check into The Nothing to See
Here Hotel IMMEDIATELY. They'll be welcomed by Frankie Banister,
son of the owners...
Featured in:7+ readers | 9+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 22/02/2018
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The Lost IslandLaura PowellIn a nutshell: upstairs downstairs intrigue with a touch of
magic Pattern is not your average housemaid: she's already
foiled one devilish plot, fighting off a dragon in the process, and
now she's a fully trained member of the...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 08/02/2018
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The Unicorn QuestKamilla BenkoIn a nutshell: magical lands and a dangerous quest make for
a classic fantasy adventure Claire wasn't pleased to
inherit the huge old house and its myriad contents owned by her
great-aunt Diana, who mysteriously disappeared on a
treasure-hunting...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 08/02/2018
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My Name Is VictoriaLucy WorsleyA Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2018
Revered and deservedly popular as a Queen, Victoria was much less
successful or celebrated when she was still a princess. TV
historian Lucy Worsley spins a wonderful adventure around the
childhood...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 08/02/2018
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Amazing Women 101 Lives to Inspire YouLucy BeevorIn a Nutshell: Trailblazers, campaigners, pioneers and
creators A beautifully illustrated, empowering and
inspiring collection of the extraordinary achievements of over 100
amazing and inspirational women of our time who have become
trailblazers, campaigners, pioneers and creators including the
likes of JK...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Hardback | Released 08/02/2018
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The Eye of the NorthSinead O'HartFebruary 2018 Debut of the Month In a nutshell:
unputdownable adventure story set in a vivid frozen world Emmeline
Widget is a character readers will love: small, determined, not to
be under-estimated and surprisingly well able to defend herself
against...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 08/02/2018
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A Far Away MagicAmy WilsonIn a nutshell: two lonely children, an enchanted house and
a magical world The real world and the magical are
cleverly mixed in this exciting story. Angel and Bavar are both
orphans, both lonely. She is fascinated by him,...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 25/01/2018
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Politics for BeginnersKellan Stover
This book certainly gets my vote! Any young people who think
politics is boring or nothing to do with them will likely have
their minds changed by this excellent book. Over bright pages,
liberally illustrated with attractive and informative cartoons,...
Featured in:7+ readers | 9+ readersFormat: Hardback | Released 08/02/2018
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Just Plain WeirdKaye Umansky
A brilliantly funny odd couples comedy from one of our very
funniest authors for children. The Primms and the Weirds are
totally different: fish-eating, hedge-trimming,
neighbourhood-watching, the Primms are as strait-laced as they
come, while the Weirds are just, well,...
Featured in:7+ readers | 9+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 15/01/2018
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The Iron ManTed HughesA Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2018
This beautiful paperback celebrates 50 years of Ted Hughes' classic
tale - One of the most dramatic and exciting stories of all time,
this classic modern fairy story by the former...
Featured in:9+ readers | 11+ readersFormat: Paperback | Released 01/02/2018
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Coder AcademySean McManusOctober 2017 Non-Fiction Book of the Month This
well-designed, interactive workbook provides a really good
introduction to coding for children. It breaks it down into fun,
step by step exercises...ExtractBuy

Scientist AcademySteve Martin
This cleverly designed, attractive book will catch the imagination
of all children, even those who wrongly believe that they don't
have what it takes to be a scientist. It explains...ExtractBuy

A World of CitiesLily Murray
In this large format picture book 30 famous cities around the globe
are brought to life through beautiful illustrations and a vast
miscellany of intiguing facts. Every spread is devoted...ExtractBuy

Sky ChasersEmma CarrollJanuary 2018 Book of the Month A prizewinning
story idea from Neal Jackson gave birth to this wonderful tale of
adventure, spies and man's attempt to be the first aeronaut. ...ExtractBuy

The Treehouse Fun BookAndy Griffiths
The 'Treehouse' series of books by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
reliably provides kids with some of the most inventive,
entertaining and deliciously daft reading around, and this new
activity...ExtractBuy

Make Me AwesomeBen DavisIn a nutshell: contemporary comedy adventure Ben
Davis does a great line in down-trodden teenage boys and employs it
to great effect in his new novel. Freddie Smallhouse is...ExtractBuy

Trouble In New YorkJennifer GrayIn a nutshell: stoat-ally wonderful story; friendship, fun,
upsets Young readers will love Ermine, star of this new
series by Atticus Claw author Jennifer Gray.
Ermine is a stoat which,...ExtractBuy

Sky SongAbi ElphinstoneJanuary 2018 Book of the Month This story was
absolutely entrancing. As soon as I began reading I was swept away
on a journey filled with dangerous enemies and monsters...ExtractBuy

The Light JarLisa Thompson
A story of fear and hope, loneliness and friendship - full of the
heart, engaging characters and propulsive, page-turning mystery
that has made The Goldfish Boy the breakout children's books...ExtractBuy

Quests for GlorySoman ChainaniIn a nutshell: ingeniously reworked fairy-tales =
irresistible reading Agatha, Tedros and Sophie, stars of
Soman Chainani's best-selling fairy-tales-with-a-twist saga, are
deservedly hugely popular with readers, who will be riveted...ExtractBuy

Fish BoyChloe DaykinLonglisted for the UKLA 2018 Book AwardMarch 2017 Debut of the Month In a sparely written
but richly imaginative story, Chloe Daykin sensitively explores
what it...ExtractBuy

The PeculiarsKieran Larwood
By night, the Peculiars are a travelling sideshow, but during the
day Sheba, Sister Moon and Monkey Boy put their unusual talents to
use, solving the crimes no one else...ExtractBuy

Wartman 4u2readMichael MorpurgoInterest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7 A brand new
4u2read edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of this touching
tale by Michael Morpurgo. Dilly's life was great until he found the
wart...ExtractBuy

Wed WabbitLissa EvansShortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award 2017 |
Shortlisted for the 2018 Blue Peter Awards - Best Story
Wed Wabbit is a tour de force! Lissa Evans's hilarious,...ExtractBuy

The ExplorerKatherine RundellWinner of The Costa Children's Book Award 2017
After crashing hundreds of miles from civilisation in the Amazon
rainforest, Fred, Con, Lila and Max are utterly alone and in
grave...ExtractBuy

Father Christmas and MeMatt HaigNovember 2017 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick
of the Month October 2017 Matt Haig's romping adventure
breathes fresh life into everything Christmasy. It is a bustling
story full...ExtractBuy

Defenders Pitch InvasionTom PalmerIn a nutshell: ghosts and football in an exciting,
thought-provoking story Tom Palmer's
Defenders series cleverly mixes ghost stories and
football and uses past events to throw light on our...ExtractBuy

Magnificent BirdsNarisa Togo
It isn't often that a non-fiction picture book has been so admired
here in the Lovereading office. The stunning, stylish lino-cut
prints capture the beauty and the drama of a...ExtractBuy

The ExplorerKatherine RundellWinner of The Costa Children's Book Award 2017
After crashing hundreds of miles from civilisation in the Amazon
rainforest, Fred, Con, Lila and Max are utterly alone and in
grave...ExtractBuy

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